Chương 33: Subordinate

"Look!"

One of the core disciples of the Heavenly Sword Villa noticed the weird disturbance that is currently occurring on the dimensional gate. He immediately shouted in a loud voice, opting the others to take notice of the sudden change on the gate.

"Are they coming out?"

Ling Yun suddenly stood up from his seat, together with the other peak geniuses beside him. Excitement filled their faces, as they were aware that elders from the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region are currently together with the upper echelons of their villa.

(What is that terrifying energy?)

Mo Yan'er who also stood beside Ling Yun, immediately noticed the extreme flow of profound energy that's gradually coming out of the gate. Her unique talent, Partial Divine Sense, allowed her to sense things that others couldn't do so.

Every core disciple and Sky Profound Realm cultivators that are stationed to guard against intruders, all stared at the gigantic gate with evident excitement and exhilaration on their faces. After all, they are all aware that this might be their only chance to enter the sacred ground from legends.

*Badum*

Suddenly, a horrifying pressure engulfed every single one of them, as they all immediately succumbed to the pressure. Terror and fear floated into the faces of the core disciples present at the perimeter. Mo Yan'er, because of her extreme sensitivity towards energy, immediately vomited because of the tremendous pressure.

"Send out your divine senses immediately and try to find him at all cost!"

*Boom*

Without any warning at all, three figures abruptly hovered before the core disciples. Ling Yun and his peers can't even lift their heads because of the extreme pressure, but they all knew that these must be the elders from the legendary sacred ground.

2nd Elder, who is the current leader of the representatives sent by the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region, didn't even spared the kneeling individuals before him a single glance, as he immediately ordered the other elders beside him to take action.

"Xue Wangzi… you cannot escape from the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region!"

*Bang*

The space around the 1000 kilometer radius immediately ruptured into bits, collapsing into mere cracks that spread like spider-webs across the sky. The three elders from the sacred ground hovered in the air like some angry god that could break the heavens itself.

"Let's search the whole continent!"

The 2nd Elder ordered the two elders beside him, with the latter nodding their heads. The upper echelons from the Heavenly Sword Villa just appeared from the gate, as they all wore complicated looks on their face.

"Be careful, elders…"

The three individuals all softly bowed their head towards the three monstrous individual. The latter nodded their head, while also glancing at themselves.

*Boom!*

Every elder from the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region took a step forward. In that instant, the wind around the perimeter condensed and detonated because of the extreme pressure brought by the elders' extreme speed.

In a second, the elders from the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region had already vanished from the air above the kneeling disciples and cultivators. The sky that seemed so bleak suddenly went normal, as if nothing happened at all.

"What terrifying pressure…"

"So that is the strength of the Monarchs!"

"Unbelievable!"

Since the elders had already left the perimeter, the kneeling individuals finally managed to catch their breath. They immediately discussed the power that those elders showed, with great excitement and anticipation on their faces.

Meanwhile, Ling Yun noticed the dark and complicated expression on his father's face. He instantly knew that something must have gone wrong inside the mysterious dimension beyond the gate. He slowly approached the three immobile individuals who are hovering in the air.

"Father…"

"Oh, Ling Yun, good job for guarding this place safely."

"Is something wrong father?"

Ling Tianni's expression suddenly darkened further, while he immediately recalled the figure that disrupted everything. That golden hair and that crimson eyes that could chill everyone to death, remained engraved on his memory like a curse.

"Someone infiltrated the inheritance dimension, and managed to acquire it for himself…"

"It can't be!"

After hearing his father's explanation, Ling Yun felt deeply shocked. He knew how difficult is it to steal something under those elders' nose, it made him shaken that someone that could do so, actually exists in this material world.

"Yun'er, did you guys not sense someone enter the inheritance gate?"

"Grand Elder, we didn't sensed anyone entering the gate at all."

Although, the Grand Elder already knew Ling Yun's answer, he still chose to ask the question. When he heard the answer from Ling Yun's mouth, he immediately shook his head. The other grand elder followed with a flash of complicated emotion on his eyes.

"Anyways, we'll leave now, Clan Head."

The two grand elders slightly bowed their head, as the clan elder of the Heavenly Sword Villa nodded his head. Ling Yun could sense the dismay of the individuals before him, showing that the situation is much more complicated than it seemed to be.

"Everyone, please calm down!"

Ling Tianni immediately quieted the core disciples and cultivators, through his suppressive and dominant aura. The two grand elders had already vanished, with only Ling Yun beside him. Ling Tianni glanced at the people, with a confident expression on his face.

"I thank everyone for guarding this place."

The previous complicated expression on his face already vanished into thin-air. Ling Tianni hid the disarray of his emotions, trying to calm everyone down from their ruckus. He showed his gratitude to everyone, and the people appreciated this kind gesture.

"You are now dismissed!"

Once the clan head stated everyone's dismissal, they all hastily left the place. Their sole purpose today is to cultivator more; after all, they all felt motivated after seeing that godly power that those elders performed today.

Meanwhile, amidst the large crowd that is so intent to practice and cultivate their strength, there is a single individual who is thinking deeply. Mo Yan'er suddenly recalled the strange sensation that she felt a day ago.

Two weeks had passed inside the inheritance dimension, but only a day had passed on the planet itself. This is one of the powers that the White Tiger God bestowed upon the dimension itself.

"That feeling is too familiar…"

Mo Yan'er went into a daze, focusing on her own thoughts, completely ignoring everything around her. She didn't even notice that she had already left the Mission Hall, and had already arrived on the dormitories.

*Tak*

Suddenly, an abrupt sensation spread throughout her body, as she woke up from her daze. She could sense that her Partial Divine Sense managed to pick up something strange. She quickly turned her gaze towards the signal, and immediately her face distorted into shock.

"Shiba… Tatsuya…"

She muttered that name, without even blinking her eyes. She just stared at the gradually disappearing figure far from her. Through her Partial Divine Sense, she could feel the oddness of Tatsuya. She felt as if Tatsuya doesn't exist, even though he exists before her eyes.

"Shiba Tatsuya!"

She quickly ran after that figure in haste. She then realized that she wasn't even aware of her current actions. It was all based on her own instincts that told her that Tatsuya must be the one. The one who left that strange yet familiar feeling that previously forced her mind into chaos.

With her Sky Profound Realm cultivation, she instantly found herself barring Tatsuya's way. She suddenly noticed the weird stares from the disciples around her, and immediately felt embarrassed. Even still, she put up a tough front and tried to hide her own embarrassment.

"Can you spare me some of your time? I need to talk to you…"

Mo Yan'er who's known for calling every inner and outer disciple as her 'juniors,' actually didn't do so with Tatsuya which shocked the others around them. The stares that were thrown into her made her uncomfortable.

Tatsuya looked at Mo Yan'er with his mechanical-like eyes that seemed to analyze Mo Yan'er like a mere instrument or weapon. This gave Mo Yan'er a terrifying sensation that deeply shook her to the core. She involuntarily averted her eyes from Tatsuya's glance.

"Sure, senior…"

Tatsuya replied with a voice filled with respect, but Mo Yan'er could only feel chills spread throughout her spine. They both left the perimeter, and went into a secluded place where they can both talk to themselves.

"For what purpose have you sought me, senior?"

"Err…"

Now that she was given the chance to directly talk towards Tatsuya, Mo Yan'er felt unusually terrified. She felt that something had changed to Tatsuya, as she had actually spent weeks observing the man before her.

"You really are interesting, senior. You spied on me for the last few weeks, didn't you?"

"How did you-!"

Before Mo Yan'er could even finish her statement, Tatsuya's eyes grew cold that rivaled that of a devil. The temperature around them instantly dropped into rock bottom, as Mo Yan'er couldn't help but shiver.

"Your intuition is terrifying, senior…"

"You knew all along?!"

Mo Yan'er faced Tatsuya with terror on her face. She suddenly found herself driven into corner, in which she doesn't have any hopes of escape. Usually, it would be her who would drive someone into corner, but it seemed that it has finally happened to her.

"With that information, you could disrupt my peaceful life…"

Suddenly, a gigantic formation diagram appeared around them. It completely covered the perimeter around Mo Yan'er and Tatsuya. This is a formation diagram that was based on a profound art that could conceal someone.

It improved to terrifying degree with the help of Tatsuya, to the point that it could conceal anything from Emperor Profound Realm cultivators and below. Since, the elders' divine sense from the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region had already ceased from observing this place, Tatsuya is confident enough that he would be left untraced.

"Looks like I can't let you live any longer…"

*Badum*

A horrifying pressure that rivaled those of the elders from the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region, appeared and pressured Mo Yan'er to her knees. Her long and graceful hair swayed, yet her face is filled with terror and fear.

"Monarch…?"

She muttered to herself, while smiling wryly. The moment that she had pieced everything together, her existence became a threat to Tatsuya's perspective. After all, she's one of the special disciples sent by the Heavenly Sword Villa to monitor the unusual activities around the sect grounds.

"But, if you suddenly went missing, the others will be suspicious and everything will be pinned unto me…"

Tatsuya softly muttered, with his face still indifferent. Despite the terror and fear on Mo Yan'er, he didn't care at all. Now that he had already reached the Supreme Territory, he had already attained a state that surpassed those of mortals. Every emotion of his is under his absolute control.

"Then, it can't be helped…"

Tatsuya shook his head, with a wry smile on his face. Mo Yan'er stared at his face with dread, and felt completely hopeless. She knew that she wouldn't be able to escape this fate, and now gave up to struggle for her survival.

"You shall become my very first retainer…"

When Mo Yan'er thought that she would lose her life, she suddenly found that it wouldn't the case. She slowly tried to fight back against the horrifying pressure, but still couldn't raise her head. Still, there was now a hope on her previously hopeless eyes.